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Don675 -> A/C UNITS AND RELIABILITY (8/9/2008 4:40:48 PM)

I noticed at our church here in southern mississippi that our A/C unit in our new sanctuary was replaced after only 8 years with a brand new
unit.Any A/C people on this forum?To me this sounds like we didnt get a
very reliable unit.
Any one know what kind of a life span you should expect out of an
A/C unit that is mantained properly?

DONK



GrahamCracker -> RE: A/C UNITS AND RELIABILITY (8/9/2008 6:11:36 PM)

I am not an A/C person. However, an 8 year life sounds woefully short. If it indeed wore out after such a short period of time, I can think of some reasons why it needed to be replaced.

1) Improperly installed.
2) Wrong sized united.
3) Improper or inadequate maintenance.
4) Lightning or other unexpected damage.

Those are just 4 reasons I can think of off the top of my head.



magiceraserbrush -> RE: A/C UNITS AND RELIABILITY (8/9/2008 6:47:52 PM)

Dear Don675 I did some reseaech and that is about the limit for a unit like your talking about.



Don675 -> RE: A/C UNITS AND RELIABILITY (8/10/2008 5:55:36 PM)

Thats not many years.I guess because in this part of the country
the A/C is used i am going to say at least 8 months out of the year
or more.
When i lived in wisconsin we did not have A/C and most of the people i
know there do not have A/C.Most of the humidity would stay a couple
of weeks and then a cold front would push through from CANADA.
Now my daughter who lives just south of GREEN BAY had A/C installed
in her house last year.
From what i know a heating unit up north should last at least 20 years or
more if it is maintained properly.The last house we owned in WISCONSIN
had oil hot air unit that was over 20 years old and working fine.

DONK



APZR -> RE: A/C UNITS AND RELIABILITY (8/10/2008 8:01:52 PM)

Being in the south, I'd say you are talking about a Heat Pump. Since those units all year round, 8 to 10 years is the life span of a unit. Being 8 years old, it also isn't as efficient as new units today.



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